Trip Computer and External Temperature Display - Page 3 - Toyota Yaris Forums

grimez · 10-15-2006, 02:28 PM

I'm up for a group buy so long as we know it will fit and operate correctly.

grimez · 10-16-2006, 06:19 PM

I'm pretty sure thats the same as the US cluster...

paultyler_82 · 10-17-2006, 04:30 AM

Yes, the different flavors of Japanese Yaris use tach and non-tach clusters that are more or less identical to Canadian and US clusters (Km instead of Miles, of course). I'm going to have to go back on my original thought that the Euro gauges will work though... I did forget that all Euro model Yarii are not made in Japan, unlike the JAP, CAN, and US Yarii which are... so there's a good chance the wiring could be very different.

grimez · 10-17-2006, 10:57 AM

Lets just hope someone with one of those clusters gets a good screenie of their plugs.

grimez · 10-19-2006, 09:49 AM

So is this idea dead in the water?

Lafiro · 10-19-2006, 03:33 PM

I want to know what the outside temp is!!!!!! Someone find out. It would have been awesome if our dash already had the thing built in. But I guess not?

paultyler_82 · 10-19-2006, 09:05 PM

Well... you could always get an Auto-dimming mirror with integrated compass and outside temp

grimez · 10-20-2006, 04:37 PM

Anyone with the digital cluster willing to pull it out and measure the plugs? I can't wait to see if it works so we can organize a group buy.

jodiem · 10-21-2006, 01:00 AM

Well it looks like I've started something here. I would really love to get this working, I will try and ask my toyota dealer, but I would suspect getting a similar crap reply to what Grimez got.

My cluster is the same as the one pictured in the mobile phone pic by "SmellyTofu". ie RHD, no Temp Display and no Gearstick Display for the Auto (I'd love that too).

BTW, PaulTyler, do you have a link to the Auto Dimming Mirror? that sounds like an interesting option too.

Thanks for the excellent discussion on this topic.

paultyler_82 · 10-21-2006, 10:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jodiem

Well it looks like I've started something here. I would really love to get this working, I will try and ask my toyota dealer, but I would suspect getting a similar crap reply to what Grimez got.

My cluster is the same as the one pictured in the mobile phone pic by "SmellyTofu". ie RHD, no Temp Display and no Gearstick Display for the Auto (I'd love that too).

BTW, PaulTyler, do you have a link to the Auto Dimming Mirror? that sounds like an interesting option too.

Thanks for the excellent discussion on this topic.

Yep, it's not an option on any Yarii that I know of, but you can get a universal replacement here: http://www.mitocorp.com/flash/index.htm

grimez · 10-26-2006, 02:21 PM

Any development in this area? My yaris just came today, and I wanna get busy fuxxing it up!

grimez · 10-30-2006, 04:54 PM

Anyone got a hookup on maybe getting this part over in the UK then shipping it over. I wanna get an idea on cost before I drop the money just to test it out.

devinlamothe · 03-20-2009, 01:38 AM

Has there been any update on this? Anyone know if a EU cluster will work in a US/CAN model?

Would totally buy one if it did work!!

CTScott · 03-20-2009, 11:37 AM

Wow, that's an old thread coming back to life.

I have been doing some looking into this myself and I believe that there is a good chance it will work. For US cars, there is a third party converter module (that I've seen on Ebay Europe) that can be installed to convert KMs to Miles so the odo and speedo read correctly. The cluster is a smart device in that it hangs on the CAN bus. So, for things like outside temp and MPG it can read the necessary data directly from the appropriate systems.

I keep looking on Ebay Europe, hoping to find one for a reasonable price to experiment with. I'd be willing to spend up to $100 to get my hands on one.

CTScott · 03-20-2009, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by PK198105

so you don't believe that the cluster can be reprogrammed/reset for km to mph ? like you said it's tied to the ecu so there has to be setting you can switch to display the full cluster.

I think the firmware in the microcontroller for the cluster is specific to the features of the cluster. I would bet that they are OTP devices rather than FLASH ones to save the couple of dollars per cluster as well.

devinlamothe · 03-21-2009, 08:04 PM

For me KM/H would not be a problem since that's the speed here. But I will only purchase it if it's a direct swap.

It would be amazing if it would work that way ... I love the digital.

coffey · 02-25-2010, 03:09 AM

So after 4 pages of discussion have we worked out if we can enable the Trip Computer?

CTScott · 02-25-2010, 09:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by coffey

So after 4 pages of discussion have we worked out if we can enable the Trip Computer?

The short answer is no. I have a JDM digital cluster on the way to experiment with. I believe that it has those features enabled. If so, I will look into what makes them active and see if it is possible to do the same with the Australian digital cluster.

02-25-2010, 03:09 AM	#17
coffey I've made a post! Drives: Yaris Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Sydney Posts: 1	Update So after 4 pages of discussion have we worked out if we can enable the Trip Computer?

10-15-2006, 02:28 PM	#1
grimez Drives: 2007 Yaris Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Ames, Iowa Posts: 118	I'm up for a group buy so long as we know it will fit and operate correctly.

10-16-2006, 06:19 PM	#2
grimez Drives: 2007 Yaris Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Ames, Iowa Posts: 118	I'm pretty sure thats the same as the US cluster...

10-17-2006, 04:30 AM	#3
paultyler_82 View User's Garage Drives: 07 Meteorite Metallic Yaris LB Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: USA Posts: 441	Yes, the different flavors of Japanese Yaris use tach and non-tach clusters that are more or less identical to Canadian and US clusters (Km instead of Miles, of course). I'm going to have to go back on my original thought that the Euro gauges will work though... I did forget that all Euro model Yarii are not made in Japan, unlike the JAP, CAN, and US Yarii which are... so there's a good chance the wiring could be very different.

10-17-2006, 10:57 AM	#4
grimez Drives: 2007 Yaris Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Ames, Iowa Posts: 118	Lets just hope someone with one of those clusters gets a good screenie of their plugs.

10-19-2006, 09:49 AM	#5
grimez Drives: 2007 Yaris Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Ames, Iowa Posts: 118	So is this idea dead in the water?

10-19-2006, 03:33 PM	#6
Lafiro Drives: 06 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: NYC Posts: 694	I want to know what the outside temp is!!!!!! Someone find out. It would have been awesome if our dash already had the thing built in. But I guess not?

10-19-2006, 09:05 PM	#7
paultyler_82 View User's Garage Drives: 07 Meteorite Metallic Yaris LB Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: USA Posts: 441	Well... you could always get an Auto-dimming mirror with integrated compass and outside temp

10-20-2006, 04:37 PM	#8
grimez Drives: 2007 Yaris Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Ames, Iowa Posts: 118	Anyone with the digital cluster willing to pull it out and measure the plugs? I can't wait to see if it works so we can organize a group buy.

10-21-2006, 01:00 AM	#9
jodiem Drives: Yaris 5D Hatch YRS Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 5	Well it looks like I've started something here. I would really love to get this working, I will try and ask my toyota dealer, but I would suspect getting a similar crap reply to what Grimez got. My cluster is the same as the one pictured in the mobile phone pic by "SmellyTofu". ie RHD, no Temp Display and no Gearstick Display for the Auto (I'd love that too). BTW, PaulTyler, do you have a link to the Auto Dimming Mirror? that sounds like an interesting option too. Thanks for the excellent discussion on this topic.

10-26-2006, 02:21 PM	#11
grimez Drives: 2007 Yaris Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Ames, Iowa Posts: 118	Any development in this area? My yaris just came today, and I wanna get busy fuxxing it up!

10-30-2006, 04:54 PM	#12
grimez Drives: 2007 Yaris Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Ames, Iowa Posts: 118	Anyone got a hookup on maybe getting this part over in the UK then shipping it over. I wanna get an idea on cost before I drop the money just to test it out.

03-20-2009, 01:38 AM	#13
devinlamothe Drives: '07 Yaris HB Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Sudbury, Canada Posts: 520	Has there been any update on this? Anyone know if a EU cluster will work in a US/CAN model? Would totally buy one if it did work!!

03-20-2009, 11:37 AM	#14
CTScott ULTIMATE View User's Garage Drives: 09 5dr LB, 2x 08 3dr LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: USA, CT Posts: 13,460	Wow, that's an old thread coming back to life. I have been doing some looking into this myself and I believe that there is a good chance it will work. For US cars, there is a third party converter module (that I've seen on Ebay Europe) that can be installed to convert KMs to Miles so the odo and speedo read correctly. The cluster is a smart device in that it hangs on the CAN bus. So, for things like outside temp and MPG it can read the necessary data directly from the appropriate systems. I keep looking on Ebay Europe, hoping to find one for a reasonable price to experiment with. I'd be willing to spend up to $100 to get my hands on one.

03-21-2009, 08:04 PM	#16
devinlamothe Drives: '07 Yaris HB Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Sudbury, Canada Posts: 520	For me KM/H would not be a problem since that's the speed here. But I will only purchase it if it's a direct swap. It would be amazing if it would work that way ... I love the digital.